Carlos Cruz-Diez
Sitges 2, 2012
Sitges 2 is a recent lithograph by seminal Latin American artist and major protagonist of Op …
Venezuelan painter and kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez broke new ground in color-optics during the Kinetic art movement of the 1960s. Deeply interested in color relationships, aesthetics, and perception, his influences include Georges Seurat's shimmering, pointillist compositions and Josef Albers’ illusionistic square paintings. His optical experiments focus on how color and line can create a sensation of movement as the viewer’s relative position to the artwork changes. In 1959, he shifted the emphasis of his work from paint to colored light.
Sitges 2 is a recent lithograph by seminal Latin American artist and major protagonist of Op Art/Kinetic Art, Carlos Cruz-Diez. The artist was born in Caracas in 1923, and has been researching color theory for decades through various artistic series he refers to as "investigations." This colorful lithograph …
Venezuelan painter and kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez broke new ground in color-optics during the Kinetic art movement of the 1960s. Deeply interested in color relationships, aesthetics, and perception, his influences include Georges Seurat's shimmering, pointillist compositions and Josef Albers’ illusionistic square paintings. His optical experiments focus on how color and line can create a sensation of movement as the viewer’s relative position to the artwork changes. In 1959, he shifted the emphasis of his work from paint to colored light.
